Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs AMD Opteron 3280. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Released
Q1/2012
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AMD Opteron 3280
AMD Opteron 3280

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 or AMD Opteron 3280? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 115 W. Released in Q3/2013.

AMD Opteron 3280 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2012.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    873 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    313 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1075 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    479 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    514 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    52 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    509 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    367 place
AMD Opteron 3280 Reasons to consider
AMD Opteron 3280
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1278 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.57 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 115 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Opteron 3280 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    566 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    843 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    789 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    787 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow AMD Opteron
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v2 left arrow AMD Opteron 3000
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and AMD Opteron 3280 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    115 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Zurich (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q1/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and AMD Opteron 3280.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1008
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
506
AMD Opteron 3280
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2670
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
924
AMD Opteron 3280
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
48560
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
3024
AMD Opteron 3280
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
15021
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
5533
AMD Opteron 3280

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